1 It was the day before the Passover festival, and Jesus knew that the time had come to leave this world and go to his Father. He had loved those in the world who were his own, and he now demonstrated his complete love13:1. "Complete love." The word used here means both "complete" and "end," so an alternative translation would be "he loved them to the end," which would also be appropriate in context. However, Jesus demonstration of love which includes the cross is really to show the full extent of God’s love for us. for them.
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